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I can see the Emperor's stats-Chapter 154

royal power

Leonhardt was sitting in an ornate boudoir with an expression of boredom.

'I don't know when I'll be able to see the emperor of this damn empire.'

It has already been more than a week since the delegation arrived. It was said that there had been no exchanges for a long time, but there was no way they could ignore the coming fleet of the Sharnos Empire.

Leonhard and the delegation party were able to be guided to Chang'an, the capital of the Hwan Empire, smoothly. But the problem started there.

"It's already been over three days. When will I be able to see His Majesty the Emperor?"

“Giggle. Your Majesty is currently ill. Just wait a few more days and I will be sure to guide you.”

“Okay… … .”

Leonhardt was still staring at the man in fancy clothes in front of him with a strange look. He seemed to be middle-aged, but strangely, he had a neat face without a single beard.

'There are all sorts of oddballs in the East Continent.'

Up to this point, you might think it was a pretty face, but there was another reason why he was upset. It was because of Lee's voice.

“Hee hee… Then I'll just go away. I hope you rest in peace.”

“Goodbye.”

Leonhardt saw him off with a shy expression and grumbled inwardly.

'What kind of man's voice is that?'

He had the appearance of a middle-aged man, but his voice was tender and high-pitched, like that of a boy who hadn't gone through puberty. He was the so-called eunuch, but he had only heard about it, but it was the first time he had seen it in person, so he couldn't help but look grotesque.

'Anyway, I don't like anything.'

Thus, he was confined to the imperial palace in a state of semi-imprisonment.

* * *

'hmm… … .'

A moment later, after reminiscing, Julius stared blankly at the woman kneeling in front of him. Upon checking her condition, she was not lying.

‘Wu Moon Baek Ho was definitely destroyed by a force presumed to be the Demonic Cult, right? It's highly likely that they've been through something similar.'

Soon, his mouth opened.

“I heard that Hwangseongsa is a secret organization affiliated with the imperial family of the Hwan Empire. I heard that masters of the main job are included.”

"That's right."

“Then why are you in the Demonic Cult?”

“… … .”

Ice flame sword... No, the woman who identified her name as Goong Jeok-young trembled for a moment, then raised her head and replied in a stern tone.

"I'm sorry, but there's something I'd like to ask before that."

"Something?"

“Seeing that you have mastered three sasinmu, you must be the descendant of Lee Cheong-moon. I can guess why you came here.”

Here her face changed sharply.

“However, this information about Bidong was found out by the Demonic Cult with great difficulty. How did you know the information?”

This question seemed trivial, but it meant a lot. First of all, Julius was a man from the far west continent. No matter how much he said that Lee Chung-mun's martial arts was, there is no way that information would drop from the sky.

"player."

“… … .”

However, Julius' light words left her speechless as well. In addition, he took something out of his arms.

“Still, if you belonged to the imperial family's intelligence organization, would you recognize this?”

"this is?"

What Julius took out was a seal engraved with a small crest. It was emitting a soft golden light, as if it were not an ordinary object.

“… … .”

After fixing his eyes on the seal for a while, Gung Jeok-yeong finally opened his mouth.

“I understand your words.”

“Do you recognize me?”

"I don't know if it's a Murim person, but that's the crest of the imperial family in the western continent."

The seal was the symbol of the crown prince of the Sharnos Empire. Of course, Gungjeokyeong didn't even know about that, but he was able to read the engraved sentence as he was a person who worked in the imperial family.

And since he possessed something unusual even at a glance, it was possible to roughly infer the identity of Julius.

'I've heard that the player's lineage is definitely inherited from the Western Continent's imperial family. Then it wouldn't be unreasonable to know the location of this disagreement.'

At this point, player could not be a very versatile word. Her doubts melted away like her eyes melted, and she lowered her head deeply again.

“I apologize for the rudeness to the noble person of the western continent. Can I ask for your identity?”

After judging, Julius shook his head at her polite question. It is not the time to reveal the exact identity of Lee Ja, as we still do not know for sure.

“Isn’t there something you can tell me before that?”

“Do you have something to do with Xiamen?”

“What happened to Mumun Baekho? Also, tell me about the current imperial family of the Hwan Empire.”

How could it be that Hwang Seong-sa, who can be said to be an aide to the emperor, entered the Demonic Cult? Considering her martial arts, she must be one of the best talents in the imperial family.

"after… Let me explain.”

She sighed and started talking about the secret history of the imperial family.

“It all started 20 years ago when a woman named Yeosang came as the head of the alumni association.”

"alumni?"

“It is a force close to His Majesty the Emperor, run by eunuchs. They also belong to the faction of the Jujakmumun.”

“Speaking of eunuchs… … .”

“As you know, Hwaryeongsongong is a martial art that normal men cannot learn.”

“… … !?”

[It is true.]

Huanglong also gave a brief explanation.

Since Hwaryeong Shingong is a martial art with a very positive nature, it is difficult for a normal man to preserve his life due to the runaway of positive energy because he cannot handle the energy when he learns it.

“So, from generation to generation, the head of the Jujakmumun has been held by a woman or Taegam.”

Of course, the taegam mentioned here said exactly that. Julius nodded his head in a slight cold sweat.

“I have heard of it before. Did you say you meant a man who was castrated?”

"That's right. Those in charge of guarding His Majesty are all made up of eunuchs.”

Hearing those words, Julius internally spoke to the Yellow Dragon.

'I don't think I have to do that either.'

[You idiot! Would Hyeonmu share his power for nothing?]

'ah!'

As Hwang Ryong said, originally, Hwaryeongsingong of Jujakmumun and Geumgangsugi of Hyeonmumun were originally a pair of martial arts. As with Hwaryeong Shingong, when a woman learns Geumgangsugi, her yin energy runs out of control and her body freezes like a block of ice.

However, if you learn the two together, these side effects do not exist. However, a question suddenly popped into Julius' mind.

'By the way, didn't I say that Sashinmu can't be learned by everyone except the player?'

[If you are born with a unique body like that girl, you can learn at least two things together.]

'A peculiar constitution?'

[Ask directly.]

At the yellow dragon's blunt reply, Julius opened his mouth to the woman who was still on his knees.

“But the reason you came all the way here is because of your constitution?”

“You know, too.”

The palace commander looked at Julius with a look of admiration. According to her, she has a special constitution called yin-yang retardation, which is said to be born once in a hundred years.

"hmm… … .”

“Of course, the yin and yang delays are harmless even if you learn martial arts that are biased toward the extreme negative or extreme yang. You can use both martial arts at the same time. Of course, it's nothing compared to the former person who is a member of the legendary Shinigami, but... … .”

“That’s it, the story leaked for a while. Tell me more about the imperial family.”

“Oops! okay."

Gungjeokyoung went back to talking about the imperial family.

“The woman statue I mentioned earlier is not only the best master from the Suzakumu sect since 100 years, but also has excellent knowledge and is deeply trusted by His Majesty the Emperor.”

"however?"

Here she sharpened her teeth.

“But he soon showed his true colors. He began wielding power at will, backed by the full trust of His Majesty the Emperor.”

In addition to the emperor, there was a strong support force behind the woman statue. It was an alumni.

“Hwangseongsa and the head of the alumni were originally close to His Majesty, who had equal authority, but since he monopolized power, it was difficult for us to even see His Majesty’s face.”

"so? After all, is it a power struggle within the imperial family?”

Julius put on a sad expression. Isn't that kind of power struggle not common?

However, the palace guard shook his head.

“If he really used his power for the sake of His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire, we would have been able to put up with it. However, the female statue has turned His Majesty the Emperor into a half-puppet.”

"hmm… … .”

According to her words, the actual ruling of the Hwan Empire now is a situation that is no different from that of a female statue.

“We, Seongsa Hwang, tried to drive him out by joining forces with the generals of the Golden Army, but failed. Rather, our side was arrested and purged for treason.”

Here, Julius' eyes twinkled. If you say Geumgun, isn't it the place where Baekho Wumun belonged?

“Is the fall of the White Tiger Warrior related to that?”

"you're right. They, too, could not stand it because they escaped from the eyes of the female statue.”

“Then there must be only one person behind it?”

Gung Jeok-young also nodded with a determined expression. She and Julius uttered a single word at the same time.

“The Demonic Cult!”

After a while, Yurius, who heard the details of the situation from the palace commander, looked at her with a pitying expression.

“Then, except for you, all the characters in Hwangseongsa have been purged.”

"That's right. From then on, I devoted myself to the Demonic Cult. It is for revenge and the woman behind the statue.”

Fortunately, few people knew of her existence in Murim, so she was able to smoothly enter the Demonic Cult and improve her skills. In addition, the Demonic Cult is inherently strong! As long as you have your own skills, it's a place where background or gender doesn't matter.

And finally, having risen to the high position of Vice-Chief, she became in a position to be in touch with countless plans within the Demonic Cult.

“One of them is the collection of Four Gods.”

Just like the intangible armor that Julius had obtained, the Four Gods had tremendous power even if it was alone. I don't know where he got the information, but the Demonic Cult is currently obsessed with collecting sacred items.

“What is the purpose of looking for Shinki?”

At Julius' question, she shook her head.

“Only the religious leader and his aides know that. I was not born in the school, so the information I could access was limited.”

“Then I can’t help it.”

Julius nodded and met his eyes with the arch enemy spirit.

“So don’t you resent me? Originally, it must have been what you were aiming for?”

"It's not like that!"

she vehemently denied it. Originally, the Shinki was to get her revenge! However, there was no way she would be able to deal with that powerful Demonic Cult alone by gaining her divine power.

“But it would be a different story if the former person showed up!”

She stared at Julius with eyes full of anticipation.

'Looks like you're looking at me as a solver. It's not something similar.'

Julius opened his mouth as if he was having fun.

“What if I don't avenge you? will you still follow me? As you can guess, I am from the West Continent.”

“… … !?”

She thought for a moment, then shook her head.

“It is a duty to follow the successor of the investigation in the main office. It's not something I can decide on my own!”

In other words, it means unconditional loyalty. Confirming that, Julius nodded his head.

“Can you swear allegiance to that?”

thud!

She cried out as she hit her head on the floor again.

“Even if my vengeance does not come true, I will follow your orders, lord!”

Julius grinned here. In fact, it was hard to see Jeong Do-maeng as completely on his side, except for Jegal Sega. However, he unexpectedly got a master who would be a good power.

“I will raise my head.”

“I apologize.”

“Then I will tell you what to do from now on.”

* * *

“Namu Amitabha… It looks like it's just sorted out."

Master Jiu raised his fist with a bitter expression. Several hours had passed since Julius and the Ice Flame Sword Demon disappeared into the water. In the meantime, they had to fight a fierce battle with the Yin-Yang Twin Demons blocking their way.

Of course, their individual skills were not as good as Namgung Ilcheon or Jiwoo, the core masters of Jeong Do-maeng, but they were very difficult opponents because they were divided into two groups and used a combination of magic balls that collided the energy of yin and yang like the Ice Flame Sword Demon.

“As expected, the viciousness of the Demonic Cult is unparalleled. At least it wouldn't have ended with such a sacrifice if the Ice Flame Sword Demon hadn't disappeared.”

Namgung Ilchun also inserted his sword with a tired expression, as if most of his energy had been exhausted.

“But what are you going to do now?”

At that moment, Gu Chun-geol suddenly opened his mouth.

“How are you doing?”

“Tsk! The monsters in the water.”

"haha… … .”

“Namu Amitabha… … .”

The masters of the Jeongdo Union had no choice but to worry. It was because they couldn't figure out why the two of them jumped into the water after fighting well.

"From what I've seen, it looks like there's something in there, so you went in to find it?"

“Are you talking about the treasure of non-consent?”

“Yes, if you come all the way to a place like this and see only one snake with three heads, that would be even more suspicious!”

Gu Chun-geol's words were right. If it was this deep and dangerous, there must have been some reward, but I didn't get anything even though I came to the place where the road was cut off.

“Then, shall we go into the water?”

At Namgung Ilcheon's suggestion, Gu Chun-geol was impressed.

“Arthur! Those monsters must have jumped in because they were confident, but if you go into the water when you don’t even know what it is, you won’t be able to survive even if you have ten lives.”

As an expert, Gu Cheon-geol's judgment was prudent. In fact, it was thanks to Julius' help that they broke through Bidong with little damage. You don't know what will happen if you rush ahead now without him.

“Kuhm… … .”

The worry went deeper. Isn't that why we can't wait here all the time?

But at that moment!

Wow!

A black object jumped out from under the cliff. The masters of the Jeongdo Union stare at it in a fright.

cooong!

“Kurrrrr!”

“Kyaaaaa!”

"this!"

Namgung Ilcheon's complexion turned earthy. The one that just jumped out of the water was the three-headed dragon that had fought against them earlier.

'Then, does that mean that both Julius Daehyeop and Ice Flame Sword Demon are dead? no way… … .'

He drew his sword, assuming the worst.

“I will stop you, so retreat into the aisle… … .”

“I’m back.”

“… … !?”

Namgung Ilchun looked at the three-headed dragon with an expression that he heard something wrong. The other masters were also staring intently at him as if possessed.

The place they looked at was the most ferocious middle head among the three heads of the three-headed dragon.

"omg!"

“Hut!”

"Unbelievable… … .”

They were all startled and changed their expressions to be ridiculous. Gu Chun-geol, who was the first to come to his senses, continued his stuttering words.

"this… how… what happened... Oh?”

“As you can see, I came back riding this guy. Surprisingly, he listened well.”

Riding on top of the three-headed dragon, Julius smiled and jumped to the floor.